Hi All,
You might remember that a little while ago I asked how other listers
finished of their lace garters with elastic and ribbon. I had some very
helpful replies and am glad to say I have finished the garter for my niece
I posted it off to her last week and she is very pleased with it.
The garter was a simple torchon pattern made with two footside edges and two
matching headsides with a ladder effect joining the two in the centre, the
headsides have heart shaped fans in them which are outlined with light blue
perle 8 which also outlines some honeycomb circles in the ground. Simple
but effective.
To finish off the garter I used a combination of a couple of the suggestions
given to me by arachne list members. I threaded a largish eyed needle with
shirring elastic and passed it through alternate footside pinholes on either
side of the middle section and pulled it up to fit my own leg comfortably.
I then found some starch at the back of the kitchen cupboard, how long it
had been sitting there I can't remember. I starched the garter and pressed
out the excess between sheets of kitchen paper. I then ironed the whole
thing dry making sure the tip of the iron went into each heartshaped fan in
the headsides. The the last stage was to thread pale blue satin ribbon
through the central ladder and tie a bow, leainv the ends long enough for
adjustment for a fatter leg if necessary.
I am very pleased with the results which are much better than previous
garters I have made thanks to the idea of using shirring elastic. I have
taken a photo of the finished garter but don't have a webpage to put it on.
In case anyone has spotted a difference and is wondering, I have changed my
e.mail address to the one above
Regards
Jenny DeAngelis
Spain.
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